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William R Rowan 1927 - 1993

William R Rowan of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on June 12, 1927, and died at age 66 years old on December 18, 1993.
William R Rowan
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60607
June 12, 1927
December 18, 1993
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William R Rowan's History: 1927 - 1993

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  • 06/12
    1927

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    June 12, 1927
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  • 12/18
    1993

    Death

    December 18, 1993
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    William R Rowan lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1927, in the year that William R Rowan was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1943, when he was 16 years old, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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